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Kendrick Cross

Acting

Born May 1, 1971 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Also known as Kenny the Poet · Kendrick N. Cross

Biography

Kendrick Cross (born May 1, 1971) is an American actor. He began acting on stage, before appearing on television, in episodes of Dawson's Creek, Army Wives, Drop Dead Diva and One Tree Hill. Cross had a recurring roles on The Game, The Haves and the Have Nots and Saints & Sinners. He also guest starred on Born Again Virgin, House of Cards, Homeland, Dynasty and Black Lightning. In 2019, Cross starred in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, Ambitions. The series was canceled after single season. In 2021, he had a recurring role on Queen Sugar and appeared on Genius: Aretha. In 2022, Cross had a recurring role as Agent Wallace in the fourth season of Netflix series, Stranger Things, and starred in the Allblk horror anthology series, Terror Lake Drive. In film, Cross has appeared in For Colored Girls (2010), The 5th Wave (2016), All Eyez on Me (2017), Acrimony (2018), Tales from the Hood 2 (2018), Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018), and The War with Grandpa (2020). In January 2023, he joined the cast of General Hospital in the recurring role of Detective Bennett.

Filmography42 titles

My First Love

2015as Jahaad

Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge

2024as Trevor

Stranger Things

2016as Agent Wallace

My Other Mother

2014as Lewis

The Resident

2018as Chief Medical Officer

The Vampire Diaries

2009as Officer Albert

When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story

2017as Raymond

One Tree Hill

2003as Scout

Overcomer

2019as Ken Jones

Coins for Love

2020as Demarco

Homeland

2011as Secret Service Agent

Genius

2017as Herbert

Army Wives

2007as ICU Doctor

Richard Jewell

2019as GBI Guy

Secrets and Lies

2015as Uniform

Sleepy Hollow

2013as Crane's Lawyer

Will Trent

2023as Grady Parnell

Witches of East End

2013as Orderly

Dawson's Creek

1998as Medic

Praise This

2023as Uncle Larry

Greenland

2020as FEMA supervisor

Under the Dome

2013as Orderly

The Wonder Years

2021as Dave Payton

Smoke

2018as Adrian Brown

Black Lightning

2018as Kito Payne

Iron Man 3

2013as Helicopter Pilot #2

Acrimony

2018as Kalvin

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

2015as Candor Guard

Coins Forever

2021as Demarco

The Gates

2010as Tech Guy

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

2018as Sam's Father

The Front Runner

2018as Chairmaker

The 5th Wave

2016as Situation Room Soldier

Conrad & Michelle: If Words Could Kill

2018as Detective Spain

Sabotage

2014as DEA Agent #2

Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer

2017as Jacob Abba

Tales from the Hood 2

2018as Henry Bradley

Scary Movie 5

2013as Rescue Worker (uncredited)

Accidental Love

2015as Security Guard

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

2010as Vince

To Hell and Back

2014

My Real Life

as Self